Italian castles and country seats . ung Contessina Oliva is an ex-tremely pretty blonde, with blue eyes and the faifestof skins, and I shall not soon forget the picture shemade as she played to us on her harp, an accom-plishment which is too little studied in America, butwhich is one of the most graceful and charming. Theharp is the principal accomplishment of young womenof nobility in Spain, and this touch of Spain in thispalace, where all spoke of Norman influence and Frenchtaste, was quaint and exceedingly attractive. Afterthe little solo we had tea, and have promised, fromurgent invitation
Italian castles and country seats . ung Contessina Oliva is an ex-tremely pretty blonde, with blue eyes and the faifestof skins, and I shall not soon forget the picture shemade as she played to us on her harp, an accom-plishment which is too little studied in America, butwhich is one of the most graceful and charming. Theharp is the principal accomplishment of young womenof nobility in Spain, and this touch of Spain in thispalace, where all spoke of Norman influence and Frenchtaste, was quaint and exceedingly attractive. Afterthe little solo we had tea, and have promised, fromurgent invitations, to come again another day verysoon, for to-morrow we are all to meet at DonnaFrancas in the afternoon. Best love to all at home. T. Palermo, May My dear M: We have just now come in from a delightful teawith Donna Franca. We went quite early at her invitation, in order totake some photographs of the garden. I supposed ofcourse that she had notified the gardener of our com-ing, and told our coachman to drive into the grounds,[486].
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